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SUBMITTER: Bravo CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6481381 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bravo Claudio A CA Hirji Sameer A SA Bhatt Deepak L DL Kataria Rachna R Faxon David P DP Ohman E Magnus EM Anderson Kevin L KL Sidi Akil I AI Sketch Michael H MH Zarich Stuart W SW Osho Asishana A AA Gluud Christian C Kelbæk Henning H Engstrøm Thomas T Høfsten Dan Eik DE Brennan James M JM
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20170503
<h4>Background</h4>Multi-vessel coronary disease in people with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is common and is associated with worse prognosis after STEMI. Based on limited evidence, international guidelines recommend intervention on only the culprit vessel during STEMI. This, in turn, leaves other significantly stenosed coronary arteries for medical therapy or revascularisation based on inducible ischaemia on provocative testing. Newer data suggest that intervention on both the cul ...[more]